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She advised there was "a bit of a wait" at hospital - not the five to six hours as claimed by Mrs Yean - and said they were more than happy to take her.

Mr Byrne concluded the paramedics were "merely stating a likely fact" about the wait time and it was not a contributing factor to Ms Yean's death.

"I do not consider it unreasonable for a paramedic to advise a patient there may well be a significant delay in being seen at an emergency department," Mr Byrne wrote in his findings.

"The bottom line is the offer of transportation was made, but declined."

Mr Byrne also concluded the paramedics acted in accordance to Ambulance Victoria's clinical practice guidelines, and their performance "did not depart from a norm or standard, nor did it fall short of a recognised duty".

Ms Yean's father had offered to take his daughter to the hospital "more than three times" after the paramedics left but she refused, the inquest heard.

Paramedics have also disputed the family's own assessment of Ms Yean, that she was sweating profusely, with wet hair and was complaining she was thirsty when help arrived.

But even if the additional symptoms did exist, the inquest heard it would not have required Ms Yean to be transported to hospital.

Based on the evidence, Mr Byrne concluded there were no adverse findings against the paramedics or Ambulance Victoria.

Mrs Yean was "disappointed".

"We still don't know why she died or whether she would still be alive today if she had been taken to hospital," she said.

An autopsy could not determine a cause of death but said potential causes could have been asthma-related or the "sudden onset of cardiac arrhythmia".

Mrs Yean has warned other families to insist on treatment and transportation to hospital if a loved one is sick.

"Hopefully, then you won't have to deal with what we're going through."